Set: Unit set. Suggested locations include a ship, a battlefield, and a hot air balloon.

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When Harold Figg is illegally sold to the Union Army, his 12-year-old brother Homer P. Figg undergoes a mighty adventure to bring him back to Maine. From Homer's run-ins with dangerous swindlers to his assisting in the army's victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, this is one story that's the god's-honest truth...mostly. A humorous and poignant adaptation of Rodman Philbrick's Newbery Honor book.

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When Harold Figg is illegally sold to the Union Army, his 12-year-old brother Homer P. Figg undergoes a mighty adventure to bring him back to Maine. From Homer's run-ins with dangerous swindlers to his assisting in the army's victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, this is one story that's the god's-honest truth...mostly. A humorous and poignant adaptation of Rodman Philbrick's Newbery Honor book.

Historical Comedy

65 - 75 minutes

1 f, 6 m (7-29 actors possible: 1-3 f, 6-26 m)

Set: Unit set. Suggested locations include a ship, a battlefield, and a hot air balloon.

Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-060-0

Published Reviews

"Daring and artful."

Celia Wren, The Washington Post

"While the story...deals with serious topics, both Philbrick's 2010 Newbery Honor book and Tom Isbell's adaptation leaven the work with lively comedy and thrilling adventure."

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